Flower-supporter.



.- c. A. RIEMAN.

PLDWEB SUPPOBTEB.

' APPLIOATIOI' FILED 00'!- 14, 1908.

933,1 12. Patented Sept. 7. 1909.

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Specification of Letters Patented Sept. 7,

I Application filed mat. 14, 1908. saw lineman.

To all whom'it may concern: i

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. RIEMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gonnersville, in the county of Fayette,State sired, and the object of the invention is to.

simplify and improve the construction and increase the efficiency and utility of devices of this character.

With this and other objects in view, the" invention consists in a standard formed of two wires twisted together throughout the major portions of their lengths and separated at one end to form spaced prongs adapted to be inserted into the earth orother support to maintain the standard in vertical position and with a-plurality of integral loops or rings extending laterally from the standard at spaced intervals,' the parts constitutin the loops entwistedat their junc turw with -the;.standard, to increase their strength and stability.

The inventlon further consists in certain novel features of constructionashereafter shown and described and specifically pointed-out in the claims, and in the drawings illustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improveddevice in its simpler form.-

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1.-

Fig. 3 is a side view, of a portion of the dc vice shown in-Fig.-1, with one'of-the loops in perspective. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a modified form of the improved device.

Fig. 5 is a detail view-illustrating another modification in the construction. Fig. 6 is a detail view illustrating another modification in-the construction.

. In its simpler form the improved comprises a standard formed of two wires representedrespectively at 10-11 and firmly and closely twisted together throughout the greater portion of their lengths, and separated at one end to form spaced prongs may be supported side by side? device into the earth to support the standard in a vertical osition. g

Exten ing1laterally from the standard member 10 at. spaced intervals are loops or rings 14, the said rings 14 being connected to the standardmember 10 by twisting the parts thereofgas shown at 1'5; 7 In manufacturing the improved device the standard l O 11 together with the integral loops 14, and the twisted-connecting portions 15 will be formed of indefinite lengths and then cut into the required lengths with one or more of the loops connected to each standard and the members l01l untwisted for a short distance and bent to form the spaced prongs 12-13. By this means any required number of the. standards and theirj-loops'may be'manufactured and cut into lengths as required. By this means the expense of manufacture is materially decreased and a device produced 12;13',3 the latter 'adaptedto be inserted which is capable of being rapidly manufac tured b machinery and in uniform shape.

In Fig. 4 a slight'modification in the con struction is shown consisting in providing thestandard member 11 with loops 16 similar to the loops 14 and connec'ted'to the standard member by twisting their parts as shown at 17. By this means two plant stalks In- Fig,- 5 another slight modifi aiian in the construction is shown consisting in bending a standard of double lengthinto U -shape supporting prongs an with av pluralityof the loops in'eachvertical portion of the" f with the terminals; se arated to form the standard.

Another modification in -the" construction i 5;; wirebentinter I mediate its ends uponitselfand the twtipor-f tions thus producedtwistedltightlyto ether isshown in Fig. 6 consisting in for'rningthje standard in a single piece 0 with loops or rin siformed thereinas 'efore the free ends of the portions,'the two poratv thezbend, as shown. 1

tions of the standard formed into a'n eye shownv in Figs. 1 and 2, one ofthe twist ed members is continuous from end to end of the standard, 'while the loops 14 exdescribed and wit the "supporting prongs at p It will be noted that in the construction it tend only from the other twisted member.

'By this means the rigidity ofthe standard s not lessened or reduced by the presence of 119 entirety, a standard formed by a r the flower-stock at di tions thereof bent to form spaced lateral loo s adapted to encircle the flower-stock at di erent elevations.

2. A flower supporter comprising in. its air. of wires closely twisted together, eac wire having integral portions thereof bent to form spaced lateral 100 s adapted to encircle tihrent elevations, the lower ends of the wiresbeing separated to form spaced supportinglprongs.

3. A flower supporter comprising an in verted U-sha ed' standard havin each of its legs provided with integral oops proard being provided with loops projecting laterally therefrom and adapted to encircle the flower-stock.

5. A flowersupporter comprising an inverted U-shaped standard formed of a pair of inter-twisted wires, each leg of the stand ard being provided with integral loops projectin laterally therefrom and adapted to encirc e the flower-stock.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES A. RIEMAN. lVitnesses:

Essa M. POTTER, E. G. JOHNSTON. 

